deskthority

Can someone take a look at my files? For some reason I can"t seem to be able to type anything after flashing the micro.

Was able to flash the pro micro using "avrdude -p atmega32u4 -P YOUR_SERIAL_PORT -c avr109 -U flash:w:filename.hex" in a command window.

Well, Arduino is a java-based behemoth, but it also comes with 'avrdude.exe' which is another program you can use for uploading hex files, and that one is terminal-based, so you can make it be very verbose in what's going on.
:D I'm actually in an AP CS class that works primarily with Java so ...

Are the drivers OK, i.e. can you upload Arduino sketches from Arduino GUI? (I.e. is your Pro Micro working properly?)
Are you sure that you can put your Pro Micro into the bootloader mode (i.e. do you see it being enumerated as a different COM port for 8 seconds after reset)?
Any (error or other ...

flabbergast wrote:

Tiny wrote: For some reason XLoader can't flash my .hex file. Can someone help me?

You'll need to be more specific than this if you want us to diagnose a problem.

What can I post that would be helpful?

I didn't see anyone post successful steps to uploading firmware via Windows. I have had some success today, so I will post the steps:

Software:
* Drivers: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/pro-micro--fio-v3-hookup-guide
* Loader: http://xloader.russemotto.com/
* Putty: http://selfmod.net/using ...